Sulawesi soft-furred rat

Sulawesi soft-furred rat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Subfamily:	Murinae
Tribe:	Rattini
Genus:	Eropeplus Miller & Hollister, 1921
Species:	E. canus
Binomial name
Eropeplus canus Miller & Hollister, 1921

The Sulawesi soft-furred rat (Eropeplus canus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Eropeplus. It is found only in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Baillie, J. 1996. Eropeplus canus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.

• Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1321. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.